All Obituaries

Travis Levi Culbertson, age 36, of Baker City, Oregon passed away on July 14, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place Street, Baker City. Pastor Brad Phillips of the Harvest Church will be officiating the service. There will be a reception at Coles Tribute Center following the service. Travis was born on July 6, 1983 in Graham, Texas to Laura Anne Fuzi and James Harvey Culbertson. He attended Baker High School and...

Jesse Butler, 30, of Baker City, listened to Nate Dogg for the last time on July 14, 2019, with one of his all-time favorite people, Travis Culbertson. Jesse found great pleasure in the little things, like a really good song, well-prepared food, a thought-provoking book, and moments with friends. Music and nature moved him. He enjoyed looking for morels, picking huckleberries, gathering wildflowers, and loved to sleep in the flowers for a couple of hours.  Jesse was born on February...

Cheryl Marie Britton, age 60, of Baker City, Oregon passed away on July 10, 2019 at her residence with her loving husband by her side. Arrangements have been entrusted to Gray’s West & Company Pioneer Chapel. 

Michael Allen McCullough, 66, of Terrebonne passed away in the early hours of Tuesday morning July 9, 2019 in Bend, Oregon.  A memorial service open to anyone wanting to pay their respects will be held on Friday July 26, 2019 at 4:00 PM at the Baker City Elks Lodge located at 1896 2nd Street in Baker City, Oregon. In lieu of memorial contributions, the family asks that you consider extending kindness to a stranger, or offering forgiveness to a loved one.   Mike was born on...

George C. Reed, Jr., age 70, passed away on July 6, 2019 at his home in Baker City. The family will be having a service at a later date. George was born on January 30, 1949 in Portland, Oregon to George and Ruby (Robison) Reed. He loved the outdoors, hunting, camping, and four-wheeling. He is survived by his sisters Pauline and Anna; daughters Jill and Emily; and grand-daughters Paris, Phoenix and Willa. George was loved by many family and friends and will be greatly missed.

Hugh Richard Copeland, 82, of Baker City, Oregon passed away at the Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande, Oregon on July 2, 2019.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. 

Michael Joseph Berryman, of Baker City, passed away June 30, 2019 at OHSU with family by his side.  A public celebration of life will be held on Monday, July 15th at 12:00 p.m. at the Baker City Airport.   The same day a graveside service will be held at Rock Creek Cemetery for close friends and family at 11:00 a.m. Michael was born in the Year of the Dragon on April 12th, 1988 in La Grande, Oregon to Raymond and Jay Berryman.  He graduated from Baker High School in 2006...

Kelly Michelle Keener, age 44, of Baker City, Oregon passed away on June 25, 2019 at her residence. Arrangements have been entrusted to Gray’s West & Company Pioneer Chapel. 

William C. “Bud” Thomason, 77, of Baker City, Oregon died June 24, 2019, at his home after a short courageous battle with cancer.  A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 27, 2019, at 1:00 PM at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR  97814.  Pastor Brad Phillips of the Harvest Church will be officiating, and a reception will be held following the service at Coles Tribute Center. Bud was born in Eugene, Oregon to...

  Loren Dee Goracke, 78, of Halfway, Oregon passed away at his residence on June 20, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. A celebration of life with military honors will be held Saturday, August 3, 2019, at 11:00 AM at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Halfway, Oregon. Loren was born on July 28, 1940, in Chillicothe, Missouri to Alvin and Dorothy (Bethards) Goracke. He attended Hickman High School in Hickman, Nebraska and graduated in 1958. After high school,...